I Quotes
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“I know that in South Africa, we were in that space, and we're still suffering from that space. And that was where a government very successfully convinced the majority of a population that every single person there was blocking the other people from achieving greatness in the country, only to realize that we were all being oppressed at the same time. That's one of the biggest things. And I'm proud to say that.”
“I know that in the battle of ideas, Republican politicians are at a distinct disadvantage. Their fundamental philosophy - which I characterize as survival of the fittest, richest and whitest - is too callous for most Americans.”
“I know that in the rap game you've got a lot of people, that come from poverty, was born in poverty and if it wasn't for hiphop they'd still be living in that. So when I think of hiphop, I think hiphop saves lifes, hiphop changes lives.”
“I know that Instagram belongs to Facebook, so I cannot really stand on a political pedestal and say, "I'm against Facebook!" But I haven't wanted to be on Facebook from the beginning.”
“I know that interrogating an active compulsive gambler does not reveal the truth but invites more lies. I learned that a simple statement like "I know you are having a problem with gambling but I cannot help you with it" would be appropriate. By saying this I am refusing to take part in the game playing.”
Source: GAMES COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS and WE PLAY Second Edition
“I know that into everybody’s life must come some days of depression and discouragement when all things in life seem to lose savour. The sunniest day has its clouds; but one must not forget that the sun is there all the time.”
Source: Emily's Quest
“I know that is absolutely true for people when they are young - you don't want to be alive if the things that you love in your life aren't there.”
“I know that isn't always easy and that there is self-harm in the world. Sometimes it's hard for people to rise above things.”
“I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.”
“I know that it feels dangerous and scary and working without a net, so to speak. And working without a net, for me - maybe other women do it a totally different way - means being vanity-free. That's how, as an artist, I know that I need to work.”
“I know that it is a hopeless undertaking to debate about fundamental value judgements. For instance, if someone approves, as a goal, the extirpation of the human race from the earth, one cannot refute such a viewpoint on rational grounds. But if there is agreement on certain goals and values, one can argue rationally about the means by which these objectives may be obtained.”
Source: Out of my later years
“I know that it is impossible to talk about my work. And since it's impossible for me or anybody else to talk about my work, I feel I might as well talk about it.”
Source: Barnett Newman: Selected Writings and Interviews
“I know that it is likely that as worship of the gods declines, faith between men and all human society will disappear, as well as that most excellent of all virtues, which is justice.”
“I know that it is not enough to be remembered for books and theories. One does not make a difference unless it is a difference in people's lives.”
“I know that it is not my place to pry, but you aren’t doing this out of the goodness of your heart. You’re a good man, Delshad, I see it in your eyes when you look at me. You may try to stay cheerful, and I thank you for it, but you cannot hide your sorrow. The task upon your shoulders displeases you, and I cannot understand why. You said that this is my chance to finally do some good in the world, and, my prince, why does that make you sad?”
Source: Misfortune: A Twist of Rapunzel
“I know that it is often difficult to stand up for one's beliefs when they are being harshly challenged. But as one who has seen many challenges over a long lifetime, I can assure you that personal faith and conviction are strengthened, not weakened, in adversity.”
“I know that it's hard to believe that the people you look to for safety and security are the same people who are causing us so much harm. But I'm not lying and I'm not delusional. I am scared and I am hurting and we are dying. And I really, really need you to believe me.”
Source: So You Want to Talk About Race
“I know that it takes guts to become a socialist during our generation, because the majority of people are in love with money.”
Source: Destiny of Liberty
“I know that it's a big struggle with a lot of women to dress up - especially now women have been working - because it can be uncomfortable. So it was important to me with my role to make clothes that are slightly more dressed up but easy to wear.”
“I know that it's common for creative people to feel like they're profoundly misunderstood but for the most part I don't feel like that. I think most of the time people read my work in the way I intend.”
“I know that it's easier to look at death than it is to look at pain, because while death is irrevocable, and the grief will lessen in time, pain is too often merely relentless and irreversible.”
Source: The End of the World As We Know It: Scenes from a Life
“I know that it's not all about me. It's about the sport. I never want to be bigger than racquetball. I just want to get up in the morning, have my coffee, turn on ESPN or TSN and see racquetball.”
“I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw 'The Killing Fields,' and I've got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.”
“I know that it's very dispiriting for people in their twenties, who expected to graduate from college, get their own apartments, get a job, and move forward with their lives, and in fact are still now living with Mom and Dad, which is challenging for all involved.”
“I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.”
“I know that Julia has been given to me for my spiritual growth, and this moment is perfect for us both. I know that I love her, and I know she's my soul mate.”
“I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.”
Source: The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
“I know that lack of contact creates more lack of contact, and contact creates more contact, or at least an ability to talk to with each other.”
“I know that life is a doorway to eternity, and yet my heart so often gets lost in petty anxieties. It forgets the great way home that lies before it.”
“I know that life is a journey I must accept and that pain and confusion are temporary. I know that if I follow my heart, it will lead me where I belong.”
“I know that life, I’ve done all those things, and I can still tell you that just being you is perfectly fine.”
“I know that living with me was not a bowl of cherries.”
“I know that look. I’ve seen so many kids with that look in their eyes. Maybe Ijuin-kun was abandoned, too. Only in his own home.”
Source: Sheltering Eaves, Vol. 1
“I know that look, seeing a dead body for the first time, you never quite get used to it…”
Source: The Companions
“I know that look, Blake. You are a drowning woman, and the only way out is down the aisle.”
Source: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-5
“I know that look. What are you up to, Gwen?" "What makes you think I'm up to something?" The Valkyrie snorted. "You're breathing, aren't you?”
“I know that love is about power, too. Who gives, who takes. Who is willing to risk showing their true self.”
Source: Eona
“I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love, I'm talking about a strong, demanding love.”
Source: The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.:
“I know that luck has a way of happening to people who shoot high, who never sell themselves short.”
“I know that Madonna is not a first-time filmmaker, but I have worked with a lot of first time filmmakers and I have worked with a lot of inexperienced film directors so that never has particularly worried me - I find it quite exciting - but I have never worked with a director who has had so little experience of directing who was so prepared.”
“I know that man is capable of great deeds. But if he isn't capable of great emotion, well, he leaves me cold.”
Source: The Plague
“I know that man who forsakes Truth can forsake his country and his nearest and dearest ones.”
Source: All Men Are Brothers
“I know that maniacal twinkle in your eye. You're up to something Gwen," he said.”
Source: Kiss of Frost
“I know that many ailments can be healed with food by nourishing your body instead of taking drugs.”
“I know that many, if not most, women would have a problem with my acceptance of what happened with Lara.
The reality is I shall always be grateful to Lara for helping my husband when I could not do so. I couldn’t have chosen a better or kinder surrogate.”
Source: The Fugitive's Doctor
“I know that many in Europe are unhappy with their governments' policies toward the Palestinians.”
“I know that many Irish-born New Yorkers are caught in the trap of our federal immigration policies. If we are going to continue to attract the best and the brightest - and Ireland has more than its fair share - we need to inject some common sense into our immigration laws, and I'm doing my best to make that case in Washington.”
“I know that many men and even women are afraid and angry when women do speak, because in this barbaric society, when women speak truly they speak subversively - they can't help it: if you're underneath, if you're kept down, you break out, you subvert. We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains.
That's what I want - to hear you erupting. You young Mount St. Helenses who don't know the power in you - I want to hear you.”
“I know that many of you do wear such a cross of Christ, not in any ostentatious way, not in a way that might harm you at your work or recreation, but a simple indication that you value the role of Jesus Christ in the history of the world, that you are trying to live by Christ's standards in your own daily life.”
“I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate.”